I know that I'm beating a dead horse, but, if we are to insist on putting an asterisk after Bonds numbers, what about the numbers put up by Giambi, Palmeiro, McGwire, Sosa, Canseco, Clemens, and any other under suspicion by the general public? Just because Bonds is going for the record? If he had no chance of breaking the record, would we still care? Should we take a "verified" abuser like Giambi and Palmeiro and just plain erase their numbers for the last 10 years? If we ignore one mans numbers, we need to go across the boards.
Thoughts?
2007-07-23 06:02:01 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Baseball
The haters aren't very good at multitasking. Right now they hate Bonds, and so cannot focus on hating others or a group of others.
2pts for YABQ.
2007-07-23 10:10:53 · answer #1 · answered by Chipmaker Authentic 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Why? Because Barry is a "mean guy." He is not the most socially gifted individual. If he had the charm and smile of Shaq... nobody would care.
It is NOT a race thing, it is a perception thing. I mean how many people call him a "jerk" and have NEVER actually met or dealt with the guy?!?!?
OK... regarding * for other players... don't forget the late Ken Caminitti, who WON the NL MVP. He admitted before his death to havong used steroids. Yet, baseball and fans alike have never sought to overturn that MVP.
I don't see any of Sammy "the corker" Sosa's numbers being sought to be altered and yet he was caught cheating MID-GAME!
OK, to anyone naive enough to think "Barry's 7 MVPs are tarnished, but Clemens 7 Cy Young's are pure as the driven snow!"
ANYTHING you can say about Barry you can say about Clemens. Or don't you recall that his name was on Jason Grimsley's list??? I guess baseball likes him, even though he has exhibited moments of "roid rage" like behavior on and off the feild on a much more frequent basis then number 25!
Hmmmm... you mean that Barry getting better with age is abnormal but Clemens having an ERA under 2.00 while he was over the age of 40 was COMPLETELY normal!
Oh, and why does nobody pay attention to how big Clemens is now as compared to the skinny kid he was back in 1986???
No, no *... for anyone. Each era is tainted by something. Be it segregation, prohibition busting, or gambling. And c'mon... Do you really believe that baseball wasn't running on uppers for decades???
2007-07-23 13:28:07 · answer #2 · answered by baseballfan 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Decisions should be based on fact and not what people think. Asterisks are simply not needed to define any players career because the numbers are what they are. As a fan you have the right to come to any conclusion you so desire without the help of an asterisk by someones name.
2007-07-23 13:08:58 · answer #3 · answered by Frizzer 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Bonds will not get the asterisk until something is proven without a doubt. Until then, he will be the record holder. If it is proven that he did use steroids, his numbers should be removed from the books.
2007-07-23 13:07:11 · answer #4 · answered by jasonb3379 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Clemens? clemens is/was not on steriods.
anyway yes i do agree, if bonds is going to have an * next to his name, you have to be fair and give everyone else who used steroids and * too.
2007-07-23 13:08:32 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋